Surgery and Interventional Science

MSc in Burns, Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery

The only programme of its kind within the UK, the MSc in
Burns, Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery aims to impart a core knowledge and
understanding of reconstructive surgery and equip healthcare professionals and
scientists with the research techniques and translational tools necessary for
research in this expanding field. Students will acquire both scientific and clinical research
skills in plastic and reconstructive surgery, develop the necessary
transferable skills (laboratory, critical, synthetic), and learn an
appreciation of the needs and requirements of patients requiring this
speciality.

Professor Peter Butler and Professor Alex Seifalian lead a
cohort of the Royal Free Hospital's top consultants and scientists in the
delivery of this programme.

Key Information

Modes and duration

Full-time: 1 year

Part-time: 2 years

Flexible: up to 5 years

Tuition Fees (2015/16)

UK/EU:

£14,570 (FT)£7,160 (PT)

Overseas:

£25,960 (FT)£12,980 (PT)

Optional qualifications:
This degree is also available as a PG Certificate with fees set accordingly.

Fees note:
Fees for flexible, modular study are charged pro-rata to the appropriate full-time Master's fee taken in an academic session. The tuition fee schedule for 2015/16 entry can be viewed on the UCL Current Students website.

Applications

Entry Requirements

A medical degree (MBBS) or a minimum of a second-class UK Bachelor's degree in a related subject or an overseas qualification of an equivalent standard. For overseas students a minimum IELTS score of 6.0 is required.

English Language Requirements

If your education has not been conducted in the English language, you will be expected to demonstrate evidence of an adequate level of English proficiency.

International students

Country-specific information, including details of when UCL representatives are visiting your part of the world, can be obtained from the International Students website.

International applicants can find out the equivalent qualification for their country by selecting from the list below.

Select your country:

International equivalencies

How to apply

Students are advised to apply as early as possible due to competition for places. Those applying for scholarship funding (particularly overseas applicants) should take note of application deadlines.

Who can apply?

This programme is aimed at trainee plastic surgeons, clinicians, scientists who wish to specialise in plastic and reconstructive surgery, medical students and healthcare professionals.

Application deadlines

All applicants

31 August 2015

What are we looking for?

When we assess your application we would like to learn:

why you want to study Burns, Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery at graduate level

why you want to study Burns, Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery at UCL

what particularly attracts you to this programme

how your academic and professional background meets the demands of this programme

where you would like to go professionally with your degree

Together with essential academic requirements, the personal statement is your opportunity to illustrate whether your reasons for applying to this programme match what the programme will deliver.

Careers

Establishing a career in surgery is becoming very competitive, and students needs to keep themselves on top of knowledge and experience in this ever expanding field. Medical students with Master’s degree in Burns, Plastic and Reconstructive surgery has greater advantage in finding placement due to wide exposure they get on emerging technologies such as nanotechnology, regenerative medicine, and speciality plastic surgery. This MSc provide our students with an excellent foundation for further research either at MD or PhD level or for a career as a clinician or healthcare professional within this surgical speciality.

Employability

Networking is one of the key aspects of this course. Well renewed consultant plastic surgeons from both military and civilian background give lectures on this course. This provides students with the opportunity for one on one contact and a multitude of networking opportunities.